It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
GEORGE JONESI lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
More George Jones Quotes
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We didn’t want to sing but we sang.
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All Patsy Cline had to do was sing somebody else’s song and her version would outsell theirs because it would be so good!
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Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow.
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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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If you’re gonna drive me crazy baby, drive me to drink.
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Don’t let the ‘business’ change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.
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Today they forget you in five years. They give an artist nowadays four or five years and that’s it.
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Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks.
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There’s nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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I hear some new artists that sound country but the record labels and country radio lean more toward a more rock feel for what gets signed to a label and played on the radio.
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I would just like to say thank you to each one of my fans for supporting me all these years and continuing to come to the concerts and buy my music. I owe them everything.
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The only thing different between sinners and saints is one is forgiven and the other ain’t.
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Anybody who loves country music loves gospel.
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Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
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